monoamine
noun/mɒnəʊˈeɪmiːn/
Etymology From mono- + -amine.
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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Any compound having a single amino functional group, especially a neurotransmitter.
- Dopamine and norepinephrine are so-called monoamines.1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 167:
- The first effective drugs used to treat clinical depression were compounds that act by enhancing the activity of chemicals known as monoamines in the brain.2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 55:
- Derived terms
- monoamine oxidase, monoamine oxydase, monoaminergic